Past U.S. Ambassadors to Japan
| Credentials Presented | Left Post | |
| John Thomas Schieffer |
April 11, 2005 | January 15, 2009 |
| Howard H. Baker Jr. | July 5, 2001 | February 17, 2005 |
| Thomas S. Foley | November 19, 1997 | April 1, 2001 |
| Walter F. Mondale | Sept. 22, 1993 | Dec. 14, 1996 |
| Michael H. Armacost | May 15, 1989 | July 19, 1993 |
| Michael J. Mansfield | June 10, 1977 | Dec. 22, 1988 |
Complete list of U.S. Ambassadors to Japan and Deputy Chiefs of Mission